Transcript Director’s Review

Office of
International
Science & Engineering
2009 NSE Grantees
Conference
International activities are
supported across the
Foundation.
OISE’s Central Role: to ensure that NSF and the
U.S. research and education community thrive in
the changing landscape of global science and
engineering through international collaboration
 International programs that are innovative, catalytic and
responsive to NSF’s mission
 Priorities: promote U.S. research excellence through
international collaboration and develop globally engaged
researchers
OISE Groups
Americas
Africa, Near
East, and
South Asia
East Asia
and
Pacific
Europe
and
Eurasia
Global
PIRE
Initiatives
NSF Overseas Offices
Beijing
Paris/Europe
Tokyo
OISE & International Activities at NSF
 OISE supports international activities
Foundation wide:
- Co-fund new proposals submitted to NSF
disciplinary programs
- Co-fund supplements to existing NSF grants
- New proposals to OISE
 Key elements for OISE co-funding:
- Intellectual collaboration
- Leverage expertise and resources
- U.S. junior researchers and students
OISE Objectives
 Develop a globally engaged U.S. workforce
 Advance U.S. research excellence through
new collaborations
 Scale up partnerships & international
networks
OISE Programs Focusing
on Different Career Stages
 International Research
Experiences for Students
(IRES)
 East Asia Pacific Summer
Institutes (EAPSI)
 Doctoral Dissertation
Enhancement Projects
(DDEP)
 International Research
Fellowship Program
(IRFP)
 Pan American Advanced
Studies Institutes (PASI)
Catalyzing New Collaborations

Planning Visits and Workshops

Developing Partnerships with other
Agencies
NSF - USAID MOU
NSF and USAID staff have identified themes or
areas of joint interest to both agencies, including:
 Water
 Information Technology
 Supply Chains
 Construction Research
 Food Security
 Hazard Mitigation
Point of contact: DeAndra Beck
([email protected])
Partnerships for International Research and
Education
Program Objectives:
 Enhance research excellence via international partnership
and collaboration.
Cutting edge research that leverages unique,
complementary expertise of US and foreign partners
 Promote the development of a diverse, globally engaged
U.S. scientific and engineering workforce.
Innovative international research/education
opportunities for students
 Strengthen the capacity of U.S. institutions to engage in
and benefit from international research and education
collaborations.
Internationalization above level of research lab
OISE’s public webpage:
www.nsf.gov/oise
[email protected]